Cognyte Software Announces Q4 and Fiscal Year Ended January 31, 2021 Results

Fourth Quarter Results Reflect Momentum From our Security Analytics Platform

Annual Results Reflect Significant Gross Margin Expansion and Multiple Seven and Eight Figure Orders

Starting FYE22 with Strong Q1

Herzliya, Israel, April 29, 2021 – Cognyte Software Ltd. (NASDAQ: CGNT), a global leader in security analytics software today announced results for the three months and year ended January 31, 2021 (FYE21). 

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“With the separation from Verint behind us, we are now a pure play security analytics software company laser-focused on addressing the needs of our customers and accelerating our growth. We are pleased with our fourth quarter results and the large wins from existing and new customers. With the first quarter of our new year almost completed, we are also pleased to start the year strong reflecting the momentum from our security analytics platform,” said Elad Sharon, Cognyte’s Chief Executive Officer.

Q4 Highlights

•           Revenue: $124.0 million (GAAP) and $124.6 million (non-GAAP)

•           % of Revenue from Software: 86% (up 370bps year-over-year)

•           Gross Margin: 69.8% (GAAP) and 70.9% (non-GAAP, up 400bps year-over-year)

FYE21 Highlights

•           Revenue: $443.5 million (GAAP) and $447.0 million (non-GAAP)

•           % of Revenue from Software: 85% (up 330bps year-over-year)

•           Gross Margin: 70.1% (GAAP) and 71.1% (non-GAAP, up 530bps year-over-year)

Preliminary Q1 FYE22 Results

Our non-GAAP outlook for the quarter ending April 30, 2021 is as follows:

•           Revenue: $113 – $115 million

•           Diluted EPS: At least $0.15

FYE22 Outlook

Our non-GAAP outlook for the year ending January 31, 2022 is as follows:

• Revenue: $490 million with a range of +/- 2%
• Diluted EPS: $0.80 at the midpoint of our revenue outlook

Our non-GAAP outlook for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022 excludes the following GAAP measures which we are able to quantify with reasonable certainty:

• Amortization of intangible assets of approximately $0.5 million and $1.8 million for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022, respectively.
• Revenue adjustments are expected to be approximately $0.5 million and $1.8 million for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022, respectively.

Our non-GAAP outlook for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022 excludes the following GAAP measures for which we are able to provide a range of probable significance:

• Costs to complete separation of Cognyte from Verint Systems Inc. (Verint) and establish Cognyte as an independent public company of between approximately $6.5 million and $7.5 million and between approximately $7 million and $8 million for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022 respectively.
• Stock-based compensation is expected to be between approximately $7.5 million and $8.5 million and $33 million and $36 million, for the three months ending April 30, 2021 and year ending January, 2022, respectively, assuming market prices for our common stock generally consistent with current levels.

Our non-GAAP outlook does not include the potential impact of any in-process business acquisitions that may close after the date hereof, and, unless otherwise specified, reflects foreign currency exchange rates approximately consistent with current rates.

We are unable, without unreasonable efforts, to provide a reconciliation for other GAAP measures which are excluded from our non-GAAP outlook, including the impact of future business acquisitions or acquisition expenses, future restructuring expenses, and non-GAAP income tax adjustments due to the level of unpredictability and uncertainty associated with these items.  For these same reasons, we are unable to assess the probable significance of these excluded items. While historical results may not be indicative of future results, actual amounts for the three months and year ended January 31, 2021 and 2020 for the GAAP measures excluded from our non-GAAP outlook appear in Table 2 to this press release.

Conference Call Information

We will conduct a conference call today at 8:30 a.m. ET to discuss our results for the three months and year ended January 31, 2021, outlook and long-term targets. An online, real-time webcast of the conference call and webcast slides will be available on our website at www.Cognyte.com. The conference call can also be accessed live via telephone at (800) 708-4540 (United States and Canada) and (847) 619-6397 (International) and the passcode is 50154360. Please dial in 5-10 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

About Non-GAAP Financial Measures

This press release and the accompanying tables include non-GAAP financial measures. For a description of these non-GAAP financial measures, including the reasons management uses each measure, and reconciliations of non-GAAP financial measures presented for completed periods to the most directly comparable financial measures prepared in accordance with GAAP, please see the tables below as well as “Supplemental Information About Non-GAAP Financial Measures and Operating Metrics” at the end of this press release.

About Cognyte Software Ltd.

We are a global leader in security analytics software that empowers governments and enterprises with Actionable Intelligence for a safer world. Our open software fuses, analyzes and visualizes disparate data sets at scale to help security organizations find the needles in the haystacks. Over 1,000 government and enterprise customers in more than 100 countries rely on our solutions to accelerate security investigations and connect the dots to successfully identify, neutralize, and prevent national security, personal safety, business continuity and cyber threats. Our government customers consist of governments around the world, including national, regional, and local government agencies.  Our enterprise customers consist of commercial customers and physical security customers.

Cautions About Forward-Looking Statements

This press release contains forward-looking statements, including statements regarding expectations, predictions, views, opportunities, plans, strategies, beliefs, and statements of similar effect relating to Cognyte Software Ltd. These forward-looking statements are not guaranteed of future performance and they are based on management’s expectations that involve a number of known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, any of which could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from those expressed in or implied by the forward-looking statements. Some of the factors that could cause our actual results or conditions to differ materially from current expectations include, among others: uncertainties regarding the impact of changes in macroeconomic and/or global conditions, including as a result of slowdowns, recessions, economic instability, political unrest, armed conflicts, natural disasters or outbreaks of disease, such as the novel coronavirus (“COVID-19”) pandemic, as well as the resulting impact on information technology spending and government budgets in both developed countries and developing countries, on our business; risks that our customers may delay, cancel, or refrain from placing orders, refrain from renewing subscriptions or service contracts, or are unable to honor contractual commitments or payment obligations due to liquidity issues or other challenges in their budgets and business, due to the COVID-19 pandemic or otherwise; risks that continuing restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic or actions taken in response to the pandemic adversely impact our operations or our ability to fulfill orders, complete implementations, or recognize revenue; risks associated with our ability to keep pace with technological advances and challenges and evolving industry standards, to adapt to changing market potential from area to area within our markets; and to successfully develop, launch, and drive demand for new, innovative, high-quality products that meet or exceed customer needs, while simultaneously preserving our legacy businesses; risks due to aggressive competition in all of our markets, including with respect to maintaining revenue, margins, and sufficient levels of investment in our business and operations, and competitors with greater resources than we have; risks relating to the regulatory constraints to which we are subject, including our dependency on export and marketing licenses from the governments of Israel and other countries where we operate; risks relating to our ability to properly manage investments in our business and operations, execute on growth or strategic initiatives, such as our software model transition, and enhance our existing operations and infrastructure, including the proper prioritization and allocation of limited financial and other resources; risks associated with our ability to identify suitable targets for acquisition or investment or successfully compete for, consummate, and implement mergers and acquisitions, including risks associated with valuations, reputational considerations, capital constraints, costs and expenses, maintaining profitability levels, expansion into new areas, management distraction, post-acquisition integration activities, and potential asset impairments; challenges associated with selling sophisticated solutions, including with respect to longer sales cycles, more complex sales processes, and assisting customers in understanding and realizing the benefits of our solutions, as well as with developing, offering, implementing, and maintaining a broad solution portfolio; risks associated with larger orders and customer concentration, including risk of volatility of our operating results from period to period, and challenges associated with our ability to accurately forecast revenue and expenses; risks associated with a significant amount of our business coming from government customers around the world and associated procurement processes, and limitations on investor visibility due to classification or contractual restrictions; risks associated with political and reputational factors related to our business or operations, including with respect to the nature of our solutions or our Israeli identity, and our ability to maintain security clearances where required; risks that we may be unable to establish and maintain relationships with key resellers, partners, and systems integrators and risks associated with our reliance on third-party suppliers for certain components, products, or services, including companies that may compete with us or work with our competitors; risks associated with our ability to retain, recruit, and train qualified personnel in regions in which we operate, including in new markets and growth areas we may enter; risks associated with our significant international operations, including due to our Israeli operations, fluctuations in foreign exchange rates, and exposure to regions subject to political or economic instability; risk of security vulnerabilities or lapses, including cyber-attacks, information technology system breaches, failures or disruptions; risks that our products or services, or those of third-party suppliers, partners, or original equipment manufacturers which we use in or with our offerings or otherwise rely on, including third-party hosting platforms, may contain defects, develop operational problems, or be vulnerable to cyber-attacks; risks associated with the mishandling or perceived mishandling of sensitive, confidential or classified information, including personally identifiable information or other information that may belong to our customers or other third parties; risks associated with complex and changing regulatory environments relating to our operations, the products and services we offer, and/or the use of our solutions by our customers, including with respect to applicable classification and confidentiality restrictions, and data privacy and protection; risks associated with our failure to comply with anti-corruption, trade compliance, anti-money-laundering and economic sanctions laws and regulations; risks that our intellectual property rights may not be adequate to protect our business or assets or that others may make claims on our intellectual property, claim infringement on their intellectual property rights, or claim a violation of their license rights, including relative to free or open source components we may use; risks associated with our credit facilities or that we may experience liquidity or working capital issues and related risks that financing sources may be unavailable to us on reasonable terms or at all; risks associated with changing tax laws and regulations, tax rates, and the continuing availability of expected tax benefits in the countries in which we operate; risks relating to the adequacy of our existing infrastructure, systems, processes, policies, procedures, internal controls, and personnel for our current and future operations and reporting needs, including related risks of financial statement omissions, misstatements, restatements, or filing delays; risks that the spin-off does not achieve the benefits anticipated, does not qualify as a tax-free transaction, or exposes us to unexpected claims or liabilities, or that it negatively impacts our operations or stock price, including as a result of management distraction from our business or costs associated with transitioning to a standalone public company; risks associated with the agreements with Verint entered into in connection with the spin-off, including our reliance on the transition services agreement (as defined below) and our indemnification obligations to Verint; risks associated with market volatility in the price of our shares based on our performance, third-party publications or speculation, future sales or dispositions of our shares by significant shareholders or officers and directors, or factors and risks associated with actions of activist shareholders; and risks associated with different corporate governance requirements applicable to Israeli companies and risks associated with being a foreign private issuer and an emerging growth company. We assume no obligation to revise or update any forward-looking statement, except as otherwise required by law. For a detailed discussion of these risk factors, see our annual report on Form 20-F when filed and other filings we make with the SEC.

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